Make Up Look: Bridal Nudes

I have a lot of time on my hands right now. That's the reason why I keep posting so frequently lately.

I'm obsessed with make up tutorials on youtube. I think they help everyone to archieve an amazing look step by step.

Check out this one I found, it blew me away how beautiful it looked in the end. Enjoy!

Vegan for a Week

Since I'm very into nutrition, especially the last couple of month, I read a lot of articles and books about this topic. Veganism is huge right now and although I tried it two times, but wasn't able to give up meat completely, I can recommend this sort of diet because as far as I have got to know, it seems to be a good choice for your health. There are TONS of delicious vegan recipes out there too. I think you can live a healthy life with or without meat, it's just important that you know where the meat is coming from.

So I stumbled across this video and really liked it. Oprah's doing a challenge with author Kathy Freston and her employees, being vegan for a week. She shows the results on the show and I have to admit, some of them are pretty impressive.



If you are more interested into reading one of Kathy's books, check out her profile on amazon.com: tinyurl.com/qx3b5r2

Saving Money - Food

As I told you previously I'm trying to cut down a little bit on my spendings to save more money. Having a good habit when it comes to your expenses is really important in life, it helps you to be successful an reach your longterm goals. So I'll post my favorite tips and tricks on this blog the following weeks or so, maybe they are not for everybody but they are helping me to buy something that costs a lot in a short period of time.

I recommend an non organic lifestyle when you are a student or you need to save up for something reasonable. Living like that may be managable for a certain period of time, but I wouldn't be able to live like that for the rest of my life. At the end I'll explain why.

Food

Always try to eat healthy and work out, but you don't need to spend your money on expensive food items. You can save a LOT when it comes to food. My best three advices are buy things in large quantities, look out for things on sale or for special offers and don't buy brands. Especially when it comes to meat you can save a lot when you look out for offers in your local supermarkets. I don't know if this is common in other countries like the US, but in our supermarkets we have foods from brands and then they offer their own product line, which tends to be much cheaper since they don't need to advertise it like those huge companies. Most of them also have a product line when you live on a budget, so you get stables like pasta, rice or cereals for the cheapest price possible. Sometimes they even offer an affordable organic product line which I prefer most of the time.

• Also, the cheapest products are usually placed at the bottom of the shelf, because supermarkets usually put their most profitable products within your eye level, so look right down when you go shopping.
• When I buy lettuce, I never buy those prepackaged ones, I'll buy the whole head and rinse & cut it at home because you get more for less money.
• A good way also is doing prep meals at home. For ideas like that click on the link right here :)
• And another thing: If you really want to save money fast, don't eat out. Instead, try to cook at home 90% of the time.

Why you should prefer organic food if possible:

First of all, eating organic foods is very important in my opinion, especially for our health and it's something you should support with your money when you can. For some people it won't be possible, but if you are having a very small income, so that you can't afford anything, and there's also no near sight for a raise, think about your priorities in life and try to cut down somewhere else. If there is no possibility to reduce your expenses in other parts of your life (car, moving into a more affordable apartment, looking for a roommate ect.) think about a different career path, maybe you could do trainings or evening classes so you'll better your changes to get a job with a salary that you think you'd rather deserve, right? Of course that will cost you money again, but it will pay off in the long run. It's a good, worthwhile goal to work towards an income which enables you to buy good, organic food for you and your family!

Saving Money - Manicures at Home

I'm trying to save up some money right now so there's no way I'm going to spend so much money on expensive manicures. I found this awesome kit from Sensationails at Müller which is a store in Germany and Switzerland where you can buy all bunch of stuff. I think you can get those in the US as well, and the same brand seems to be available there too.

I have it on my nails right now in the shade "Pink Chiffon"

So basically you get a package with all things needed to do your own manicure. For me, it would last up to a week or two, but for some people it might last longer, it depends on the kind of work you're doing. How you do it is explained on the packaging or on their homepage step by step, so it's really easy to follow!

There are a bunch of other good brands too which offer those kinds of manicure sets.

Old Baggage

Only one week, and summer officially starts. How cool is that? My favourite season is coming, which means a lot of outdoor activities, late nights at the lake and enjoying the warm weather.

I live in Zurich now, which is the biggest city in Switzerland. I was born and raised in Austria, but I came here last summer for work and stayed because I just LOVE this country. It's so beautiful and the people here are very friendly, so if you ever have the opportunity to travel there I would highly recommend it. You can do tons of stuff here too, no matter if its summer or winter.

The Lake of Zurich - so lovely in the summer!

Now what I wanted to talk about today is getting rid of your old baggage. I realised over the last couple of years, especially because I moved so often, that life is so much easier when you only have things AND people in your life that you really need and love. Keep everything simple and focus on the important parts of life. I recommend throwing everything unnecessary out after a certain period of time, no matter if it means your wardrobe, make up items, cosmetic stuff, old books and files that aren't needed anymore. Believe me, you will feel so much lighter and better after that! Maybe you have friends who are happy taking your old stuff which is just lying around in some corner of your apartment and just takes space away and therefore energy. In my experience, simplicity is the key when it comes to a clear mind.

As I mentioned before, the same goes to people. Go through your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account and delate everybody that doesn't really play an important role in your life. Of course there are people you can't delate because some friendships stay in your heart, no matter if you still have contact to them or not and some people left such an impression on you that you still have a reasons to hold onto them. But a lot of people are just friends with you for the wrong reasons, and you are friends with them for the wrong reasons too. Think about who is really somebody worth spending your time and your attention, because we all know life is short.

You need self respect in life, and you can only have that when you know that you are too good for people who aren't appreciating and treating you the way you deserve it, right?

Naomi Watts Makeup Look

Another day, another makeup look ;)

This is amazing, some tips and tricks from two established celebrity makeup stylists. I love this for blondes, but I guess this is something everybody can pull off. What I like about it is how her skin has this illuminating sheen at the end, like all those celebs on the red carpet: You see it but you don't really know how they did it. This tutorial gives you a youthful, fresh and natural look for summer.

just click the link: tinyurl.com/oyo2zuf

Makeup Tutorial for Small Eyes

Check out this great tutorial how to make small eyes appear bigger with some simple tricks. For me, this would be more of a nighttime look, but I think you can still do some parts of all the steps shown in the video and still get the effect you want for a beautiful everyday makeup, no matter if you have darker or lighter skin.